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Troubleshooting Challenge: Eroded Construction Plug Causes Manifold Leak

Sept. 9, 2014
A mill that produces oil-field pipe is required to hydrostatically test the pipe with water according to ASTM standards. They used a hydraulically driven water intensifier to fill and test the pipe at pressure to 2,500 psi.
A mill that produces oil-field pipe is required to hydrostatically test the pipe with water according to ASTM standards. They used a hydraulically driven water intensifier to fill and test the pipe at pressure to 2,500 psi. They decided to add a second intensifier that could achieve higher pressure, but at lower flow. Using both intensifiers at the same time let them fill the pipe quicker. Then when the water pressure reached 2,500, the new intensifier took over to apply pressure to 4,000 psi.

A manifold was designed to allow selecting one intensifier, the other, or both at the same time. The intensifiers could supply maximum flow of 125 gpm, but the return flow back to tank exceeded 300 gpm.

The system was installed and running for a couple of years until one of the SAE O-ring construction plugs began to leak. The maintenance crew tightened the plug, but leakage increased. After removing the plug to replace the O-ring, they found the plug had been damaged, as shown in the photo. The manifold threads were also damaged, so they decided to drill and tap four holes and installed a four-bolt, Code 62, flange with an O-ring and plug to cover the construction hole.
 

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Think you know the answer to this month’s problem? You can submit solutions by e-mailing Mindy Timmer at [email protected]. All correct solutions submitted by October 6, 2014, will be entered for a chance at a $50 gift card.  We will randomly select a winner from all correct submissions. The winner will be notified, and his or her name will be printed in a future issue. Congratulations to Dave Lloyd, CFPHS, at Flodraulic Group, Westland, Mich., whose entry was chosen at random from those who correctly answered our June 2014 Troubleshooting Challenge.

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Robert J. Sheaf Jr., is the founder and president of CFC Insustrial Training, formerly Certified Fluid Consultants, part of CFC-Solar Inc. CFC-Solar provides technical training, consulting, and field services to any industry using fluid power technology. 

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